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Former Baylor DE Sam Ukwuachu has been denied a new sexual assault trial.

Ukwuachu's attorney, William Bratton III, says he will file an appeal. The team wants a new trial because Baylor attorney Melinda Hedrick testified that she overheard prosecutor Hilary LaBorde scold Baylor Associate Dean Bethany McCraw in the courthouse after McCraw's testimony, saying: "You should be ashamed of yourself. You just victimized that girl again. I wish I knew who your supervisor is because I would talk to them about your job. You should be ashamed." Bratton argued that the incident, which apparently was loud enough to be overheard by jurors, could have altered the trial outcome. Ukwuachu was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 10 years of felony probation and 400 hours of community service. His once-promising football career is over. Wed, Oct 28, 2015 07:15:00 PM

Boise State's 2013 dismissal of DE Sam Ukwuachu was unrelated to allegations of violence against his girlfriend at the time, the school announced.

This story continues to show the lack of information all parties had. Before this statement, former Boise State HC Chris Petersen said he "thoroughly apprised" Baylor's Art Briles of Ukwuachu's past. But now the school is stating the defensive end's alleged violent past, which reared its head in a terrible way, was not the reasoning for dismissing Ukwuachu. And on top of that, Boise State does not have to disclose the actual reasoning. Wed, Aug 26, 2015 08:47:00 AM

Florida HC Will Muschamp decided against adding then ex-Boise State DE Sam Ukwuachu after learning about the player's troubled past.

Why is this relevant? Because Muschamp came to this decision after a "Boise State athletic department employee detailed Ukwuachu's troubles with a girlfriend," including physical abuse. Baylor added the player around the same time, but Art Briles claims he was not given such details. Former Boise State head coach Chris Petersen claims he called Briles and "thoroughly apprised" him of Ukwuachu's past. Tue, Aug 25, 2015 04:05:00 PM

This story picked up steam quickly when Briles said Boise State didn't notify him of Ukwuachu’s violent past and now-Washington HC Chris Peterson said he had. In a statement, Briles said Peterson contacted him in spring 2013 and "told me he had a player from Texas who needed to get closer to home and that he thought our program would be a good spot for him." Briles continued: "In our discussion, he did not disclose that there had been violence toward women, but he did tell me of a rocky relationship with his girlfriend which contributed to his depression. The only disciplinary action I was aware of were team-related issues, insubordination of coaches and missing practice." Baylor released a scan of Ukwuachu’s transfer information request form filled out by BSU's compliance office, which stated that he had not been dismissed for disciplinary reasons. Ukwuachu recently received 180 days in prison for sexual assault. Sat, Aug 22, 2015 07:15:00 PM